New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
BUSY BUILDERS IN HARLEM.
HUNDREDS OF HOUSES UNDER WAY.

building has been going This 10 especially true Of
the locality above observation-disclosures and between sev-
enth and Tenth No would believe that money
scarce tight" it Is represented to DO by
Wall Street reports TO witness the activity, for 1t GER
tanly takes money and quantities o it, 10 erect the long
lines aud blocks Of buildings that are being rushed to
completion throughout the neghborhood indicated. The
architects carpenters masons aborers and artisans OF
all kinds not working for nothing, and 1t requires
the cash its equivalent to buy brick, lumber brown
stone, me sand. cement glass iron and the dozens OF
other things ncedul In house building II the party
carry ing forward enterprise not obliged to pay for
the land, which is not always the case Perhaps tho
millions OF pounds francs and marks which are coming
hither from the World. after conversion into Amer
can dollars, being invested ip the new buildings
which rapidly changing the face of nature In the
borders OF Harlem At all events the amount of money.
wherever II FROM that Is being absorbed In all
kinds Of building must be simply enormous
The principal object to which these structures are to be
devoted Is that of dwellings Where the buildings are
five stories In height they are usually apartment
houses fats. The three and four story houses are
generally separate dwelling houses In many cases the
ground floor is being prepared for retail stores In this
brief recital 1t Is impossible to give more than hurried
reference to the work OF the architect The number or
rooms In the flats referred to arc varied, running from
five In the smaller TO nine ten In the larger ones. and
the rental per Nat extends from SIS pei month up into
the hundreds, where the Hat IL an apartment house,
III inc latff one Will sometimes 1n uoLcn
quality and style OF finishing in Is varied as the
amount of the rental All will have hot and cold water
and except where. IA IL now frequently the case
with dwellings AMI apartment houses electric light IL
beng Introduced The value Of lots npon which these
houses are being erected ia anywhere from $1,000 to
$4,000 ami sometimes more.
SOME OF THE woGK or THE BUILDERS.
The building fever will he found to have set in long be-
fore OnehunIrcdth-st il reached. III all the avenues
of the Park, between seventeen an one hundred
andrhrsts. and in most OF the sIie streets largo
number OF separate buildings ami whole blocks arc in
process Of erection.
on the west side of Ninthavc.. between onchundrcd-
andfourh and fifth sts. Christie Rosie are putting up
five ivestory and basement houses. nats OF brick til"
ground floors to- bc used Tor stores In Onchundrc,and
nfthsi. the south side. the firm are erecting
three fourstory and basement dwelling houses, also or
brick.
Between one hundrel-and fourth ana one hundred
and fifth sts in Ninthavr., EIle Meyer are building
hvcstory and basement houses of brick, for stores
and flats.
ON the north side OF Onehunire! an ihthst between
Ninth ant Tenth ayes. John Askey il building three
story brick building 100 feet 'front.' on the line of the old
reservoir. to he usc as stable by Jacob Lawson on
tie street opposite to tnis brick stable
IN going up.
on the east side OF Nintravc.. at hundrcd-and-
slSth-st.. five hyestory and basement buildings Tor
stores and fats. OF brick. are being put up
At the northeast corner OF Manhattanave and One
hundrcdand siNthst. ivcsory brick apartment house
being finished The first floor will be used for store
purposes.
The new Cancer Hospital at the southwest corner OF
Eighth-aye and northumberland sixthst presents an
imposing appearance.
Between seventh and Eighth ayes, In One-hnndred-
and ihrtecnhst several three story and basement
dwelling houses Of brick and brownstone finishing
In one hundred. an fourteenth. One hnndred-and-
fifteenth one hundred lndsiytrcnh and onchunhrcl-
AMI seventeenth sts between Eighth and ninth aves
large number OF story ami basement brcK NOISES i"r
stores and fats going up.
ON the west side OF Manhattan ave. between One hun
drcd and nineteenth AMI Onehunired ana twentieth s'7'
,icht nvc-story and basement brick AMI brown'tone
buildings for stores and nai- are heinz hui.L
ON the north aide Of Onehundrcdand twenty-hrs Il.
between Eighth and Nnh avcs.. seven I'VE story AMI
bascmen, brick buildings for stores and fats are being
finished
Between Eighth AMI Smith ayes. in one hundred and
tventynthst i've hvc-tory ani basement bric4 build
ings are finishing for stores and flats
Hetycen the same avenues the south side OF One
hundred. twcnty ninth IT.. Hawke Combes are
finishing for Tbury Co. five 1--WE story and basement
brick apartment houses the first story having brown
stone fronts.
ON the west side OF Elehhavc.. corner OF Onc-hun-
Dire and.twcny nmth at. TIE same hrn nave completed
i've nycsory aud basement brcA buildings for stores
and Hats
ACTIVITY oS THE WAY TO THE HARLEM.
In Nnth-avc east side, Hawks " 60 be' are finishing
nine five story an basement brick apartment houses.
tie first sioric, browu-tole These buildings extend
from one hun rr lanItWrny seventh 10 ono hnnIrol
and.twrniy shti ~ They are Gallo tho Rivcr'ldc
ON the south side of Onchunlrcl AMI twenty seventh
ST. between Eghth and Nintb AYES. j. :" Hawks mas
finished four five story AMI basement HATS OF brick ana
brounsione ON the north side ~ one hundrctaud
hefv The same
person has erected tour similar buildings
Hciye.n one hundred and twenty seventh and one
hundred and twenty eighth SIS, on the west side o1
Nnthavr tier, have just been finished seven three
story ami basement prown,tonc front dwelling houses
ON the south side OF one hun rc'ianlthirty trd-s'
between Seventh and Eighth ayes. jaime" O'hahe ~
binding two i've story and basement brick HATS
Inst opro,itr on the same street two four story and
basement brick nats are being finished by George Il.
ellie. ,.,. , o INN
dreland fhlr, -ccDnd SIS. ;he west aide OF Ninth
ayr Two ave AMI basement mats hrst Story po"
stone fronts AZ nearly completed niue Iur'her up
on the same Itilcy Co are putting up sin'H'r
buildings. - IA, n,,,
drcd and hir third and one hundred ami. thirty,
fourth ats, rice a co arr building Ten I'VE story III"
tp east slc of scycnayc at the northeast aasn
corucra nchnnare anl ihiry tlrs ST.. a mns 1r
stores and na,@. and one similar building Ill ohe nun
n seventh ave ON the west side Iust below One hun
drrd and thirty hiri ST.. Hcadt Krothcr' are competing
six nvesory and basement brick HAS, n"' "oo'S '"'
stores. a. ,,,,
ON the same side Of scycnh-ayc.. above one nun
drc,l and thirty fourth-st. White n Andrews arc hsh
ing four nvcst"ry and basement buIldih-s similar !"
those mentioned above.
In scvrntii-tvc on the same side ten I'VE story ana
hascmcut apartment houses of brick ana hr"wh.t"hc
occupying tie whole bloc between one l.,ht icy, "au
thrtysixh and one lndrr Lana thirty seventh ''' "''
almost ready for OCCUPANCY,
Rig ROW OF QUEEN NNEsTfLE p"ELL'H"S'
At one hunltrrland thrtyrfih At on the west size OF
eeven;hayc "A fuc brick apartment house. hVc Stories
and basement l.. being competci ana 7ilar ono Oh
the same property. fronting in One huniieiahd thirty
tithst. IL almost finished
Seven three story aud basement brownstonc dwehltgs
Oh the east side OF Seventh between one hunuroa
anG.thrty nth AMI Onchunircd and thirty sixth sts'
have lust been finished AMI on the opposite side OF tho
a-cnnc five five story ami basement houses OF
brick first story finished with brownstone, with store
at the courncr. are being completed
Running nearly the entire length OF oneh"ndrei anu